Cricket.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 246, 31 December 1894, Page 2

Cricket.

The Englishmen in Australia. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

Per Press Association.

Received 11.30 a.in. Melbourne, December *2O. The second test match England v. Aus tralia began to day. Beautiful weather was enjoyed with a fine drying wind, bur the rain of the previous evening rendered the wicket dead. Twelve thousand people were present. Geo. Giffen, who captained the Australians, won the toss, and was dubious as to whether to go in or not, but after a long inspection of the wicket, decided to send the Englishmen to bat, much to the satisfaction of the supporters of the Australians. Following are the scores of the Englishmen’s first innings:— Ward, c Darling b Trumble, 30 ; Mac* laron, c Trott b Coningliam, 0 ; Stoddart, b Turner, 10 ; Brown, c Trumble b Turner, 0; Brockwell, c Ire-dale b Conninghain 0; Peel, c Trumble b Turner, 6; Ford, c Gillen b Trumble, 0; Lockwood, not out 3; Briggs, c Bruce b Turner, 5; Phillipson, c Darling b Turner, 1 ; Richardson, c Iredalo b Turner, 0 ; extras, 11 ; total, 75. Trumble took 3 wickets for 15 runs, Turner 5 for 3‘2, and Coningliam *2 for 17. The Australians’ first innings : Lyons, b Richardson, 2; Bruce, c Ford b Peel, 4 ; Giffen, c Phillipson b Briggs, 3‘2; Gregory, c Ward b Richardson, 2 ; Darling b Lockwood, 32; Iredale, b Richardson, 10; Coningliam, c Phillipson b Richardson, 10 ; Trumble, b Richardson, 1 , H. Trott, run out, 16; Jarvis, c Brown b Biiggs, 11; Turner, not out, 1; extras. 2; total, 123. Lockwood and Richardson each bowled a wide. Received 0.30 a.m. In the Australians’ first innings Richardson took 5 wickets for 57 run« ; Briggs, 2 for 26; Lockwood, 1 for 17; Peel, 1 for 21. The no balls in the English teams’ innings were bowled by j Trumble. ! There is every prospect to-night of fine | weather and a good wicket to-morrow'. Received 0.15 a.m. Melbourne. December 31. i The weather is fine and coil this *u i-n- ---: ing. but overcast. Sinr 1 iv’s t ik n'■* un > m- d o L >32. 1 The wicket rolled out excel fentlv . fter , the Englishm ns’ innings, and the j ought to h tve b«t-n larger. | Gregory described the pitch as realU ; good. 1 Lyons declared the bail that bowled him , was a perfect beauty. Trott appears to have lost all dash in j batting, being in 5*2 minutes for only lli. i The Age blames the Australians for I stopping at home to Briggs instead of going out boldly and hittin ; his slows. ■ The Argus considers the colonials j missed their opportunity ‘n not taking advantage of the improvement in the wicket ■ and securing a good lead.